Zyggurat is an electronic music project fronted by Pete Grimshaw on modular synthesizer featuring Piera Onacko on accordion, and Nathan England-Jones on drums. They have released two EPs "Beyond the Breaks" (2018) and "Earth II" (2020), as well as a self titled LP in 2022. The band have received acclaim for their skilful and spontaneous modular synth performances, drawing special praise for the sonic interplay between the synth work and the organic flow of the drums.

“The name ‘Zyggurat’ derives from the inverted ziggurat of Birmingham’s lost brutalist library, designed by John Madin. It was completed in 1974 and demolished in 2016, and ties in with Birmingham’s history for rebuilding and remodelling its architecture and cultural heritage. I treated the album as a journey though this cycle of destruction and regeneration. It comes down to feelings on the passage of time, utopian hopes, journeys, dreams, reclamation, and nostalgia. “ Pete Grimshaw 2023


“Lithe, evolving, lyrical, highly recommended!” - Dan Bean

“This is great, a proper trippy sea of synth-jazz” - James Holden

“I love the Zyggurat album. A flowing cosmic conversation between the modular synth and drums. Who ever knew such beautiful cosmic jazz would come from Birmingham” - Surgeon

“Highly recommend checking out Zyggurat” - Paddy Shine, Gnod